Where are you from,what do you do?



I am from Ontario, Canada. I sell a kit to make a quadcycle out of two bicycles. See it on my web site, www.thegrannybike.com

It is my intention to use the "cyclingforums" web site as a place where my customers and others interested in 4 wheeled bikes can ask questions or share their experiences with the Granny Bike kit.
 
rhs said:
I am from Ontario, Canada. I sell a kit to make a quadcycle out of two bicycles. See it on my web site, www.thegrannybike.com

As a matter of interest, "King of the Road" by Andrew Ritchie, includes several photographs of four-wheelers, the earliest dating to 1851. Queen Victoria's husband, Prince Albert, owned one.

In the same era, the postmen of Horsham (England) had five wheels! Their pentacycles, were known locally as "Hen and Chicks" machines. For many years this was commemorated on the sign of a pub in Southwater, on the Horsham-Worthing turnpike - sorry - road. On one side was a traditional painting of a hen and her chicks, and on the other a picture of a Horsham postie riding his awkward machine.

AT 72, I think I shall need 4 wheels soon!
;)
John.
 
rhs said:
I am from Ontario, Canada. I sell a kit to make a quadcycle out of two bicycles. See it on my web site, www.thegrannybike.com

As a matter of interest, "King of the Road" by Andrew Ritchie, includes several photographs of four-wheelers, the earliest dating to 1851. Queen Victoria's husband, Prince Albert, owned one.

In the same era, the postmen of Horsham (England) had five wheels! Their pentacycles, were known locally as "Hen and Chicks" machines. For many years this was commemorated on the sign of a pub in Southwater, on the Horsham-Worthing turnpike - sorry - road. On one side was a traditional painting of a hen and her chicks, and on the other a picture of a Horsham postie riding his awkward machine.

At 72, I think I shall need 4 wheels soon!
:eek:
John.
 
From UK , now live in North Texas, Ride for fun but want to join a club, 23 years old, got my bike back from England 2 weeks ago, started riding again for first time in 2 years.
I've really missed it!
 
:rolleyes: GREATEST RACE EVER AND GETTING BETTER EVERY YEAR:
You can do it with your eyes closed, crawling on your knees, That's how great the support next to the road is. :D :confused: :eek: :cool: :eek:
BUT if you want to do it by bike ,look for the lightest bike you can afford. Remember every kg or pound multiply by 109 ,will be the weight you carry over that 109km distance. My 1st bike on my first Argus weighed 14.6 kg,, look for something much less. what ever you do : do the ARGUS "JUST FOR THE THRILL OF IT"
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Originally from Oregon , now residing in Northern Cal. Unbelievable rain this year. Think I'll go back to the Palm Springs area! I'm the GM at a top 100 golf course and a PGA Class A. Started riding 2 years ago. Will try sprint triathlons this year. It's a mid-life crisis thing. Looking for riding partners in the foothills around Auburn, CA.
 
Hi All-

FNG checking in here!
Im a LEO here in NYC...just getting into the bike scene, adding it into my trainning regime. :D

This looks like a great place to learn.

cheers
J.
 
Yo my nick name is elvish wolf i am 18 from alexandria cairo i ride my bike almost every day for about 50 km ....
 
John Knees said:
rhs said:
I am from Ontario, Canada. I sell a kit to make a quadcycle out of two bicycles. See it on my web site, www.thegrannybike.com

As a matter of interest, "King of the Road" by Andrew Ritchie, includes several photographs of four-wheelers, the earliest dating to 1851. Queen Victoria's husband, Prince Albert, owned one.

;)
John.
Thanks for the reply John.

I am new to the forum and am having trouble finding my way around.
Will do some more serfing.

Hugh
 
Hello everyone, my name is John, I live in Palmdale, California, which is part of the Mojave Desert and is located approximately 73 miles north of Los Angeles. I’m recently retired from the Los Angeles, Department of Water and Power after 39 years of service. I’ve recently scraped and washed tons of dust off my mountain bike and plan to get in better shape, ride for relaxation and get out of the wife’s hair. LOL I look forward to learning allot from this forum. Thank you and happy riding.;)

~John~
 
Hi everybody!

My name's John and I live in Clarksville, Indiana, USA right across the Ohio River from Louisville, Kentucky. I'm 41 years old and have been cycling fairly heavily for about fifteen years, now.

I've currently got a Trek mountain bike (4500 Disc), an old Gitane fixie, and a NOS 2003 Bianchi Pista that I've had for about a month. There's also a fairly steady stream of older bikes passing through that I buy and fix up to re-sell, many getting converted into fixies and singlespeeds.

I've spent a lot of time over at bikeforums.com but am completely sick of the server issues that plague the site and the general hostility that seems to be the order of the day. Went looking for alternatives and found this place.

Right off I'd like to raise a pint to the hope of brighter days ahead, roads not yet taken, and friends not yet met!
 
I'm from Sydney Australia, have only been riding for about 3 months, 41 yrs old. I ride approx 3-4 times a week, once on the weekend in which I do apprx 50-100kms on my road bike (Giant OCR 2) and 2-3 times during the week in which i do betwenn 10-20 km a trip on my mountain bike (Avanti)

I am now looking to purchase a bike specifically for hard and fast urban path, hills and street riding.
 
I'm from El Paso, Texas -- I love commuting and riding for fitness, but gave up cycling a couple of Septembers ago when our friend, possibly the greatest cycling advocate of all, Ken Kifer was murdered by a drunk driver. My little wife has convinced me, and I agree, that some drunk in Alabama shouldn't have that much power over me!!:D I'm Trac, and I'm back!!!
 
hey guys i am from long island and have been riding for about 12 years. i just purchased a cannondale(love cannondale) prophet 600 from a guy on mtbr.com and will get it in a few days. i am married with a lil 18 month old girl and one on the way so my riding time will be minimal but thats ok. i teach hs special ed

 
tractorlegs said:
I'm from El Paso, Texas -- I love commuting and riding for fitness, but gave up cycling a couple of Septembers ago when our friend, possibly the greatest cycling advocate of all, Ken Kifer was murdered by a drunk driver. My little wife has convinced me, and I agree, that some drunk in Alabama shouldn't have that much power over me!!:D I'm Trac, and I'm back!!!
Tracktorlegs, sorry to hear of the loss of your friend, but happy to hear that your back on your bike. We can't let thoughtless people keep us from doing the things we love, by giving them the power to govern our lives. Rest assured, that someday that person will get what they deserve. Congrats on riding again and enjoy.

~John~
 
Hello, Everyone!

I am from Chicagoland and I love bending the trees back with my gloss carbon '04 Giant TCR 1. Rrreeeooowww...Who's the King of the Forest now?

Allez Ulle! :p
 
Hi, I'm a first-timer here.

I'm an IT specialist from Tokyo, Japan.

I used to ride just for fun, but I ride mostly to train these days. I don't race a lot, in fact, I only race twice or maybe thrice a year, all of which are long (~20-25km = 12-15mi) hill-climb type events. Drafting has only minimal effects on this type of events so my main focus is to improve my 1hr+ TT power.

To that end, I got a PowerTap SL earlier this year, and have been training with power for about two months now. With a power meter, it's a lot easier to regulate my effort, and I already feel that I can't go back to riding my bike without one.

Cheers,